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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    What would happen if you apply one layer of the skin on the diagonal? Not leather but thick ballistic nylon or polyester. Would it act and...
    Post by: BMP, Jun 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    Is there an extremely rough rule of thumb about scaling scantlings ie.: A similar boat that is 3/4 the size of the one I want to build has x...
    Post by: BMP, Jun 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    Great post. Thanks
    Post by: BMP, Jun 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    That makes total sense. Thanks Off to research plywood :)
    Post by: BMP, Jun 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    Actually, thinking about it, there is probably a practical limit for fabric skinned boat, where the cost of the extremely heavy/ multiple layers...
    Post by: BMP, Jun 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    Thanks for the replies. I'll dive into the pdf this evening. Re budget use SOR etc. it is not so much a specific design as trying to learn how to...
    Post by: BMP, Jun 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM in forum: Boat Design
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    Best resource for learning to calculate scantlings

    What books would you recommend for learning to calculate scantlings for a new design. More engineering and less this is what we've always done....
    Thread by: BMP, Jun 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM, 17 replies, in forum: Boat Design
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    Horizontal sailing systems/t-mod crab claw

    Here is a video of the rig sailing: [MEDIA] There are a bunch more videos on this channel of the same or similar rigs.
    Post by: BMP, Sep 2, 2022 in forum: Boat Design
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    Horizontal sailing systems/t-mod crab claw

    What is your take of this type of sail? [IMG] Sails — Holopuni Canoes https://www.holopunicanoes.com/sails Scroll down to the Hss. [MEDIA]...
    Thread by: BMP, Sep 2, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: Boat Design
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    Ideal CE on Different Points of Sail

    Thanks
    Post by: BMP, Aug 4, 2022 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Ideal CE on Different Points of Sail

    Thanks, I was more interested in what the ideal lead would be on different points of sail, like 2% close hauled, 1% close reach, 0 beam reach,...
    Post by: BMP, Aug 4, 2022 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Ideal CE on Different Points of Sail

    If you had a rig with an adjustable CE, how would you change the lead on different points of sail? i.e. More lead for running less on a beam...
    Thread by: BMP, Aug 4, 2022, 12 replies, in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics